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Lemon Basil Chicken

By wellplated.com

Lemon Basil Chicken

Prep:15minCook:15min

Basil chicken with lemon is an easy one pan skillet meal packed with fresh flavors! This easy chicken recipe is fresh, healthy, cooks in a single skillet, and is ready to eat in 20 minutes! Serve with rice for a quick and easy weeknight dinner.

Updated at: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:31:02 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

27

Low

Glycemic Load

2

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories271.9 kcal (14%)

Total Fat8.3 g (12%)

Carbs7.1 g (3%)

Sugars2.6 g (3%)

Protein40.9 g (82%)

Sodium569.8 mg (28%)

Fiber2.1 g (7%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 tablespoonextra-virgin olive oil

1 cupyellow onion

large, finely chopped

1.5 poundsboneless skinless chicken breasts

cut into 3/4-inch pieces

2 tablespoonslow sodium soy sauce

¼ teaspoonground black pepper

5 cupsbaby spinach

1 tablespoonlemon zest

2 tablespoonsfreshly squeezed lemon juice

2 cupsfresh basil leaves

prepared, for serving

Instructions

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Notes

12 liked

3 disliked

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Delicious

Easy

Fresh

Under 30 minutes

Jadalynn Orr· last year

Under 30 minutes

I used dried basal cause I'm cheap, but I do recommend using fresh lemons.

cathleen· last year

This was surprisingly good! The few simple ingredients resulted in big flavour. *Definitely use low-sodium soy sauce, regular would be way too salty. In fact maybe I'd try using 3/4 of the amount next time. Anything that uses up so much basil from my garden is appreciated. Will definitely make again.

This was surprisingly good! The few simple ingredients resulted in big flavour. *Definitely use low-sodium soy sauce, regular would be way too salty. In fact maybe I'd try using 3/4 of the amount next time. Anything that uses up so much basil from my garden is appreciated. Will definitely make again.

Deánna Nicole· last year

Personally would not make again. It was delicious, just very lemon forward and I couldn't really taste much else

Julian Donahue· 2 years ago

Too much soy sauce/salt for me. I should not freestyle haha

pat· 2 years ago

Delicious and nutritious.

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